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by gozzoo 1650 days ago
There is no denying that Jordan Peterson is a troubled man, and he speaks from a position of a troubled man, you can hear it in his voice. This makes him, I think, authentic. Conversely Naval and the other modern thinkers talk from a position of privilege and success, which is not relevant for the majority of the people.

It is obvious that Jordan Peterson has seen and experienced misfortune. For most of us, it's much easier to relate to his ideas, than to those of the self-proclaimed modern gurus and egomaniacs from Silicon Valley.

His books are very verbose and boring, he covers too much stuff. I admit that I couldn't finish any of them. There are however excerpt from his lectures and interviews on Youtube which are spot on - very clear and direct.